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Puuska nature trail

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4.1 km

Route

Description

Luontoon.fi – Puuska nature trail (Taivalkoski)+

Description

Puuska nature trail is about 4.1 km of marked walking in Metsähallitus’s Kylmäluoma hiking area beside Highway 5 near Taivalkoski, North Ostrobothnia. Luontoon.fi presents it as an interpretive path about how the landscape formed, logging and meadow culture, wildlife, and local natural curiosities. Visit Taivalkoski frames the wider area: roughly ninety clear lakes and ponds, Finland’s first state recreation area designation in 1979 alongside what is now Hossa National Park, and the summer 2021 Storm Paula blowdown that forced extensive rerouting and new colour-named circuits on shared trailheads. Luontopolkumies walked the white-marked Puuska line after those changes and describes a moderate outing on esker crests and pine heath, short bridges and duckboard stretches, loud birds such as woodpecker and common sandpiper, and information boards on big 1930s logging camps. Practical staging clusters around Kylmäluoma camping and the outdoor centre on Pajuluomantie 20. Within the first tens of metres you pass tent pitches at Kylmäluoma Campsite, jetties such as Kylmäluoman leirintäalue, Sarvi, laituri, a bookable Lapp-hut at Kylmäluoman leirintäalueen kota, and the nine-hole Kylmäluoman retkeilykeskuksen frisbeegolfrata—use extra care where fairways cross the footpath. Mid-route, Vanielinlampi laavu offers a forest lean-to pause, and Maantielampi kota pairs a kota and fire ring with a woodshed toilet building at Maantielampi wc/liiteri—handy for a longer break. Toward Iso-Pajuluoma you meet paired campfire spots on the west and east shore at Iso-Pajuluoma, länsipuoli, tulipaikka and Iso-Pajuluoma, itäpuoli, tulipaikka, then Iso-Pajukuma invalaituri and Iso-Pajuluoma, uimalaituri for swimming and boarding small craft. The route stitches neatly into Kylmäluoma’s larger signed network at the same trailheads: you can lengthen a day onto Kylmäluoma rantapolku along Iso-Pajuluoma, Paulan puhuri through mire and lake shores, the shorter Hukanharjun hurrikaani esker loop, or the full Myrskyn jälkeen circuit, and the lakeshore connector Iso-Pajuluoma lakeshore connector ties the camping beaches together. Expect white paint marks in the field consistent with Metsähallitus trail materials on Luontoon.fi. Carry water in warm weather; swimming off Iso-Pajuluoma, uimalaituri is a popular cool-down after the ridgewalk.

Length & route

The trail is about 4.1 km as one continuous marked hiking line through esker and pine-heath terrain with short bridges and duckboard sections. Many printed and online guides round the same white-marked walk to about 4.5 km. Difficulty reads as moderate: distinct climbs onto esker tops, otherwise largely gentle heath walking. Expect white paint markings on trees in the field, aligned with Metsähallitus cartography. Interpretive boards cover large-scale logging in 1934–1935, mires, deadwood, place names, and wildlife.

Getting there

Start from Kylmäluoma camping and outdoor centre at Pajuluomantie 20, Taivalkoski. Trail boards and shared trailheads sit inside the camping gate between buildings and Lake Pajuluoma; a swimming beach sits within a short walk of the trail starts. The Kajaani–Kuusamo express coach stops a couple of kilometres away; check Matkahuolto timetables if you travel without a car. Trailhead coordinates around 65.585°N, 28.899°E have been published for orientation. Rural Highway 5 access is straightforward, but watch for holiday traffic around the camping in summer.

Good to know

After Storm Paula in 2021 many Kylmäluoma paths were rerouted; always follow the current white markings rather than older memory or screenshots. Treat lean-tos, kota fireplaces, and woodsheds as shared infrastructure: tidy up, use firewood thoughtfully where provided, and pack out what you pack in. Combine legs only within daylight and weather that matches your group’s fitness; longer circuits such as Myrskyn jälkeen cross more remote mire.

Managed by

Taivalkoski

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

White paint markings on trees; Luontoon.fi uses the same colour on its Kylmäluoma trail overview.

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Retkipaikka – Luontopolkumies: Luontopolku Puuska at Kylmäluoma

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

4.1 km

Distance

Allow about 1.5–2 hours if you read boards and pause at lakes; faster groups finish closer to ninety minutes.

Est. Time

Dirt

Surface

Partial Shade

Shade

Light Traffic

Traffic

2021

Renovation years

Retkipaikka – Luontopolkumies: Luontopolku Puuska at Kylmäluoma

Location

65.58506°N, 28.89921°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North OstrobothniaRegion

TaivalkoskiCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

Explore nearby

Iso-Pajuluoma lakeshore connector

247 m

Free

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Taivalkoski, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.

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